Eased - English meaning

verb

Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Usage examples:

The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears

verb

To make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult

Usage examples:

I was nervous, but seeing her allayed my fears.

verb

Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

Usage examples:

He couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it

verb

To make pain or problems less severe

Usage examples:

The medicine did nothing to alleviate her discomfort.

verb

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

Usage examples:

The reform did much to ameliorate living standards

verb

To make a bad or unpleasant situation better

Usage examples:

Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.

verb

Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Usage examples:

The letter assuaged the fears of most members

verb

To make unpleasant feelings less strong

Usage examples:

The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.

adjective

(of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.

Usage examples:

A blunt knife

verb

Make or become less sharp.

Usage examples:

Wood can blunt your axe

noun

A hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis.

Usage examples:

Consequently, marijuana use in blunts may persist longer into adulthood for a larger proportion of …

verb

Make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense.

Usage examples:

Ether was used to deaden the pain

verb

To reduce the severity or effect of something

Usage examples:

He asked for some stronger medication to deaden the pain.

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Usage examples:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

verb

Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity.

Usage examples:

Efforts to lighten the burden of regulation

verb

Make or become lighter or brighter.

Usage examples:

The sky began to lighten in the east

verb

To make someone or become happier and less anxious

Usage examples:

Being with friends lightened her mood., he lost 30 pounds to lighten the burden on his knee., to li…

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Usage examples:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Usage examples:

I shall not moderate my criticism

verb

Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

Usage examples:

Nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists

verb

To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle

Usage examples:

She was not mollified by his apology.

adjective

(of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.

Usage examples:

My feet were numb with cold

verb

Deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The cold had numbed her senses

verb

Make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.

Usage examples:

Treatment works by palliating symptoms

verb

To reduce the bad effects of something

Usage examples:

They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives., the drugs palliate pain but have no effect on …

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Usage examples:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

verb

Cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious.

Usage examples:

The drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain

verb

Make or become soft or softer.

Usage examples:

Plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin

verb

To become gentle, or to make something less forceful or loud

Usage examples:

[ t ] he made an effort to soften his tone., congress will move to soften the law’s impact., [ i ] …

verb

If demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down

Usage examples:

Share prices softened with continued worries about the country's economic recovery., although deman…

verb

Gently calm (a person or their feelings).

Usage examples:

A shot of brandy might soothe his nerves

verb

To cause someone to be less upset or angry, or to cause something to hurt less

Usage examples:

I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her., a soothing ointment for sunburn